David Walker said his niece was banned from posting no-snow snaps from the santa village she works at.

A travel source said: “It’s a crisis. No snow by now is pretty much unheard of and, without it, it’s unsafe to run huskies, snowmobiles or reindeer sleds. Some excursions depend on the country’s lakes freezing over. They haven’t.

David Walker claims tour operators have banned resort workers from posting about the situation on social media

"We haven't told the children yet that it might not quite be what they were expecting. They'll be so disappointed if there's no snow and they can't have a husky ride or build a snowman. They've been looking forward to this for months.

"We keep checking the forecast and constantly looking on the Rovaniemi webcam, but there is just no sign of snow whatsoever. It's quite cold, but dry. The whole thing is so dispiriting. Lapland is the one place we thought snow would be guaranteed.

"All we can do is keep everything crossed, but it isn't looking good."

The UK has already seen some snow with forecasters predicting more this week.

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